ligustrum

[ li-guhs-truhm ]

/ lɪˈgʌs trəm /

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noun

any of various shrubs or trees belonging to the genus Ligustrum, of the olive family, comprising the privets.

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Origin of ligustrum

<New Latin (Linnaeus); Latin: privet

Turner in 1538 says, "ligustrum arbor est non herba ut literatorū vulgus credit; nihil que minus est quam a Prymerose."
The plant-lore and garden-craft of Shakespeare|Henry Nicholson Ellacombe
The term white wax is also often applied to Chinese wax, which is formed from an insect living on the tree Ligustrum lucidum.
The Propaganda for Reform in Proprietary Medicines, Vol. 2 of 2|Various
On the 27th of August, 1884, branches of the ligustrum coated with wax were brought to me.
Three Years in Western China|Alexander Hosie
Ligustrum ovalifolium, ovalifolium elegantissimum, and vulgare.
Trees and Shrubs for English Gardens|Ernest Thomas Cook

The vegetation is precisely the same as at Juggur, with the exception of a Ligustrum, which is common along the nullah.
Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and The|William Griffith